dosemu yet again: sorry

[Gregory Nowak]

Hi Jean,

Whenever I try to run dosemu as root, it tells me that I'm logged in as root
and I can only run dosemu as a normal user.
The docs confirm this by saying that
there have been changes in the code since
0.9.something that allow dosemu to run mostly
as a normal user.
bBecause of this, code has also been added to provent dosemu running as root.
I'll try changing the suid bit on dosemu, and see if that might help.
Thanks.
Greg


On Fri, Jul 13, 2001 at 12:49:57PM -0500, Gene Collins wrote:
> Hi Greg.  You have three choices.  Set the suid bit on dosemu, which
> means that everyone who runs it will have root privileges, not a good
> idea.  Run dosemu as root, useful but not always practical.  Or edit
> your /etc/dos/users file and give the appropriate users all privileges.
> 
> Gene
> 
> >I for one, think that's a grate idea,
> >especially because many if not all blind people that use Linux are also famila
> r with DOS.
> >This would make a grate combination for thoes that still
> >want to run dos exes, but do not want
> >any dealings with the Seattle extortionist manoply.
> >Greg
> >
> >P.S. I've got one more question for thoes willing to still answer them.
> >I'm using dosemu 1.0.2.0 as an unprivalged user, and
> >none of my com ports seem to work, even though I set them up
> >correctly in dosemu.conf. This is also true for my
> >system pc speaker. 
> >Yes, I read the relevant docs.
> >Is there anyone out there that could tell me how to solve theese
> >problems or that could take a look at my
> >/home/user/dosemu/conf/dosemu.conf?
> >Thanks.
> >
> >
> >On Fri, Jul 13, 2001 at 09:47:28AM -0400, Janina Sajka wrote:
> >> The recent posts on this topic, particularly those from Gene, provide the
> >> best guidance on setting up dosemu I have come across. I want to suggest
> >> that we take this thread into a file and link it via the speakup web site
> >> for future reference. What sayest thou, Captain Kirk?
> >> 
> >> 
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